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Table 2 Complex Diseases in Newfoundland population: Environment and Genetics (CODING) (control) and the Newfoundland Osteoarthritis Study (NFOAS) (OA) participant characteristics

From: Mass spectrometry-based proteomics identify novel serum osteoarthritis biomarkers

 

Control (n=20)

OA (n=20)

p‡

Age, years

63.7 ± 3.6

63.7 ± 3.3

0.903

Gender, male, % (n)

50% (10)

50% (10)

1.000

BMI, kg/m2

31.1 ± 4.4

30.6 ± 3.8

0.579

WOMAC

   

 Pain (0–20)

NA

14.6 ± 4.1

-

 Function (0–68)

NA

46.9 ± 8.2

-

 Stiffness (0–8)

NA

6.1 ± 1.3

-

 Total (0–96)

NA

67.5 ± 12.1

-

  1. Data are presented as mean ± standard deviation (SD) or as indicated. Continuous variables were compared using the Mann-Whitney test. Fisher’s exact test was used for gender
  2. p-values in bold indicate statistical significance. Comparison were p‡, to control group
  3. The Kellgren-Lawrence and the joint space width were not done before the surgery
  4. BMI, body mass index; NA, not available; OA, osteoarthritis; WOMAC, Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index
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Arthritis Research & Therapy

ISSN: 1478-6362

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